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1) A 10,000 newton car attempts to make a turn with a radius of 15 meters on dry asphalt (uk= 0.67, us = 0.85) while traveling at 18 meters per second.

a. Calculate the centripetal force needed to make the turn.​

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Step-by-step explanation:


centripetal \: force = \frac{m {v}^(2) }{r} \\ = \frac{( (10000)/(10) * {18}^(2)) }{15} \\ = \frac{1000 * {18}^(2) }{15} \\ = 21,600 \: N

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